myfitnesspal.com support thread all welcome, part 2

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New MFP thread, as old one is full....

Support for those doing MFP, if you are new post your MFP user name so we can befriend you there, and introduce yourself!

Some of us doing low or moderate carbs alongside MFP.

We were doing Monday weigh-ins but thats very flexible!

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Bucketbetty, is there a chance your body just has a delayed reaction to the reduction in calories? You have my full sympathy, I've done a week now (and upped the exercise) and had no change in the scale. I think my body is about 2 weeks behind my calorie consumption - which is really dangerous as when I fall off the wagon I don't start putting on weight immediately...by the time the weight creeps up I'm already back into bad habits...

I'm going to make a "pledge" here, just so I am accountable somewhere! From tomorrow I will no longer eat anything that cannot be logged accurately in mfp ie scraps of food from the kids plates - a corner of toast, a couple of spoonfuls of left dinner or full fat yoghurt...I am ashamedly a giant hoover as I hate throwing food out. I also need to drink more water and less diet coke but will work on that the following week!

I hope everyone has a happy & healthy weekend!

The wii always tells me that my weight can vary 2lb depending on the time of day... Keep going and you will see results!

Aargh. Too many wine gums! Will have to go on the wii soon...

I've done really well this weekend and pretty much the whole week. I'll be hugely disappointed if I've still not lost any weight. I feel thinner because I'm hungry a lot if the time. I'm on antibiotics too so haven't been able to drink. Surely I will have at least list a couple of pounds. I'll do a weigh in tomorrow. Fingers crossed for me.

Hiya, just wondering if anyone knows if you are allowed any extra calories for the day if you do the shred dvd?

Yes, I just log it as 20 mins circuit training. Its an approximation but I don't have a heart rate monitor. I try not to eat all my exercise calories but leave a few uneaten.

Ok great, so how many calories extra ate you allowed?

I found a website online that I have to input my weight, and it said 20mins circuit is 182 calories burnt. Does that sound about right?

So that means that you can have 182 extra calories if needed, but of course it would be better if you didn't use them.

I have tried fitness pal before and struggled to only eat 1200 cals per day. I have also done closer online before and lost lots of weight eating only 1300 cals per day, maybe I just had much more will power before.

Log your exercise in mfp, it will credit the extra. I had about 800 credited today - swimming and the shred and ate most of them. No way could I stick to my base calories long term so I've been doing swimming or c25k or shred every day. Feel much fitter and feel in control.

Really? Wow 800 extra is a lot, I tried to log my exercise before and it didnt seem to work. How long have you been doing it? And have you lost much weight?

Started properly mid December and lost 10lb so far although there was Christmas and a holiday in there so I couldn't swim every week. I have got a lot to lose and the number of calories it thinks you burn is based on your weight.

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10lbs, that's great, well done. I have now finally worked out how to log exercise and I think I get 171 calories for doing shred.

So is anyone weighing in today? I have and sadly have lost nothing .

I did lose 5lb last week though so had an inkling that I might not lose any this time - it seems to go in bursts with me. I might try and kick start things by cutting back a bit more on the carbs though...would love to lose another 5 or 6lb in the next 2 weeks.

Weighing later tonight but not optimistic ,this week has been up and down and I don't feel as if I have lost any

Stuck with calorie counting religiously. Put on 3 pounds since I started with mfp last week. Wtf. I'm seriously dismayed.

hello can I join? I'm worleyone on mfp.
I lost three stone last year doing mfp and the 30 day shred religiously everyday, until the school holidays and we had guests come to stay but once they left I never got back into it. I started again last week as I've put about 2kg (I weigh myself in the scales at work - in hospital - so their very accurate :(. ) on since December and would love to now get rid of the last two stone. I dont actually think I'll budge much more past a stone but would love to be just under 10stone again :-)

Bucketbetty, sorry, no advice other than stick with it. It's so demotivating isn't it, but give it another week or so and see what happens.

I forgot to say earlier, I'm sloth45 on mfp if anyone wants to "friend"!

I had a stay the same this week. However, I put on a dress I bought just after xmas and people said I looked noticably slimmer in it than I did just a few weeks ago.

I'm eating loads of fibre as I was v constipated last week (TMI) and I don't think this helped.

I have been very very consitpated too tardis, maybe that's why I haven't lost anything. I guess I could be retaining water too. I'm bucketbetty for those who want to add me. sloth45, I''ll give adding you a go.

I'm adding, not sure if I've done it right. You'll be my first friend wifezilla.

No luck, bloomin phone has decided it's not connecting. I'll keep trying.

Well it wasn't quite as bad as I thought ,I lost 1/2 pound ,at least it's in the right direction.

I've requested you bucketbetty :)

Well done mrswoodentop, any loss is a good loss!

Hi Worley! Well done on losing 3 stone, that's brilliant. Good luck losing that last stone or 2.